Category Archives: Homicide

Trenton tallies two homicides in one week

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Administrator

Your city needs you!  Two homicides this week, bringing the total to 17 for the year, plus numerous incidents of gun violence. Crime Stoppers is a tool for you to use to share information, ANONYMOUSLY, with law enforcement. Anyone with … Continue reading →

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Trenton records 4th homicide

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Administrator

Sixteen year old Marcus Hunter was shot and killed on Beakes Street in North Trenton. The victim was shot around 2:30 p.m. Monday, February 11, near the Donnelly Homes housing complex. Nearby residents said they heard several gunshots. Anyone with any … Continue reading →

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More than a year later, information still sought

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Administrator

I’Kime Melvin was Trenton’s first homicide victim of 2012. Melvin, who was paralyzed and wheelchair bound, was found dead in an apartment in the city’s Island neighborhood on January 16 of last year. To date, no arrests have been made … Continue reading →

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Fatality resulting from shooting/vehicle accident

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Administrator

Trenton police are seeking information about an incident that occurred near Pennington Avenue and Reservoir Street a little after 8:00 p.m. Monday, December 3. Anyone with any information may contact Trenton Crime Stoppers at 278-TIPS (8477), submit it on line … Continue reading →

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Police seeking info in shooting death of Mercer County corrections officer

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Administrator

Carl Batie, 26, a Mercer County Corrections officer was shot to death at the Baldassari Regency banquet hall in Trenton by a gunman who opened fire on a second floor rear deck from the parking lot below. Batie, of Willingboro, was off-duty … Continue reading →

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Shooting on Ardmore avenue results in city’s 19th homicide

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Administrator

***updated*** Trenton police converged on the 300 block of Ardmore Avenue in the city’s East Ward Friday evening, October 19, in response to a shooting that left a 30 year old and a 22 year old injured.  The 22 year old, identified as … Continue reading →

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18th homicide victim ID’d

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Administrator

James Turner was standing on the sidewalk in front of a house on the 300 block of Reservoir Street with at least one other person around 7:40 p.m, Sunday, October 14. A gunman walked up to Turner and began shooting, … Continue reading →

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Trenton experiences wave of weekend shootings, one homicide

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Administrator

Trenton police are seeking any information available regarding shooting incidents on Spring street, Saturday, October 13; Martin Luther King Boulevard, Sunday, October 14; and a homicide on Reservoir street, Sunday, October 14. Anyone with any information on either crime may … Continue reading →

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Trenton logs 17th homicide

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Administrator

A city man was shot in the chest during a drive-by shooting and died tonight. Police were patrolling in the area near the 100 block of Passaic Street around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 10, when they heard gunshots. The 23-year-old victim was shot … Continue reading →

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Ewing police seek info on homicide victim

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Administrator

A man in his early 20s was shot and killed Thursday afternoon, September 27, on the front driveway of a township apartment complex. The victim has been identified as Jered Littlejohn, 22. The building superintendent said the dead man did not live … Continue reading →

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